Category: Health Care
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Halftime in Richmond: Virginia lawmakers clash over taxes, health care, and gun control
As Virginia’s General Assembly reaches “crossover” on Tuesday — the midpoint of the legislative session when bills move from one…
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How Trump’s tariffs may raise health care costs, from medical devices to prescription drugs
On Saturday, President Trump ordered import taxes on goods from Canada, China, and Mexico, a move that could raise costs…
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Stewart: New Mexico’s Health Information Exchange plays significant role in modern health care
The average individual sees four health care providers per year, typically requiring the sharing of medical records between these facilities…
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Employee benefit costs notch healthy gains, led by health care
Along with the personal consumption expenditures data released Friday — which the Federal Reserve thinks of as a proxy for…
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WA immigration advocates rally for health care, unemployment benefits
OLYMPIA — Cold hands raised monarch butterflies above the crowd on the Capitol steps Thursday afternoon. The decorated cardboard cutouts…
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Sanders and Kennedy Trade Barbs on Vaccines and Health Care
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lashed out at Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, sparking a heated exchange between the two…
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OPM unveils its major plans and policy goals for federal health care in 2026
OPM has issued its annual carrier call letter outlining policy goals and initiatives for the 2026 plan year. It emphasizes…
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Peoria health care providers evaluating possible impacts of Trump federal spending freeze
Illinois Congressman Eric Sorensen canceled a visit to a Peoria-area health care provider Tuesday after the Trump administration ordered a…
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3 Top Takeaways from Health Care 2025 Forecasts
Three things are certain in this world: death, taxes and health care predictions for 2025. Each year we review a…
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What DEI Bans In Colleges Might Look Like For Health Care Providers
A 2024 report on Forbes.com stated that one of the challenges that college mental health will likely face in 2025…